by Duane Osterlind | Dec 13, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Anxiety, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, PTSD, Recovery, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with Justin B. Long about his journey through childhood trauma and how he tried to escape it through alcoholism. We discuss the traps of toxic masculinity, the idea that, as men, we can’t share our...
by Duane Osterlind | Dec 6, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Recovery, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Gill Tietz, a biochemist and the host of the Sober Powered Podcast. Gill shares her alcohol addiction journey, the connection between our brain chemistry and addiction, and how she used her knowledge...
by Duane Osterlind | Nov 30, 2021 | Blog
Ever wonder why it feels great to drink on the weekends when there’s no or less stress from work? Well, it’s not just because it’s the weekend. There’s actually more to it than that. Understanding the science behind this allows you to approach alcohol addiction...
by Duane Osterlind | Nov 29, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Recovery, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with author Benjamin Hardy about his personal experience with addiction and the chaos that comes along with it. Benjamin describes the process of overcoming his own addictions involved going...
by Duane Osterlind | Nov 23, 2021 | Blog
In life, we’re given all these reasons why we’re not acceptable just as we are and, as a result, we create masks to wear. In various circumstances, we call it the ego. We create images of ourselves based on our experiences. If we’ve had...
by Duane Osterlind | Nov 22, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Dr. Joseph Volpicelli, a world-renowned scientist clinician whose research led to the discovery of naltrexone (a drug that treats alcohol addiction) among many other discoveries related to addiction...
by Duane Osterlind | Nov 16, 2021 | Blog
Just when you think everything’s going well in recovery and you’re feeling great, you could find yourself breaking down and going into depression out of nowhere. Obviously, mastering recovery doesn’t happen in only two years. In your first two years...
by Duane Osterlind | Nov 15, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mindfulness, Recovery
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Howard Lipp about the recovery he experienced after coming up against a wall that he couldn’t move. He also shares about the experience he had in rehab that led him to do some work with psychedelics. This enabled him...
by Duane Osterlind | Nov 9, 2021 | Blog
Faith Elicia comes from an addictive household, being a child of an alcoholic. At 16, Faith saw her dad drunk for the first time, throwing a chair while she was hiding under the table. Then, he sought help and got sober for 30 years until his death three years...
by Duane Osterlind | Nov 8, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Mindfulness, Recovery
Getting through the first two years of recovery can be extremely difficult. Just when you think you’ve gone as far as you can go, you realize you’re only at the beginning. You need to develop the skill set to master recovery and live your best life. On today’s...
